allegoricalInterpretation
P77707
predicate
Indicates that one entity is interpreted as symbolically representing deeper, often moral or spiritual, meanings within another entity (such as a text, image, or event).
Observed surface forms (25)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| allegoricalRole | 32 |
| allegoricallyInterprets | 6 |
| hasAllegoricalRole | 6 |
| hasAllegory | 4 |
| allegoricalMeaningOf | 3 |
| hasAllegoricalReading | 3 |
| hasAllegoricalTheme | 3 |
| isAllegoricalOf | 3 |
| allegorical | 2 |
| allegoricalReading | 2 |
| containsAllegoryOf | 2 |
| functionInAllegory | 2 |
| hasAllegoricalFunction | 2 |
| hasAllegoricalRoleIn | 2 |
| hasAllegoryFor | 2 |
| isAllegoryFor | 2 |
| roleInAllegory | 2 |
| usedAsAllegoryIn | 2 |
| allegoricalFocus | 1 |
| allegoricalRelation | 1 |
| approachToAnthropomorphicVerses | 1 |
| containsPoeticInterpretation | 1 |
| moralAllegoryElement | 1 |
| religiousAllegory | 1 |
| usedAsAllegoryBy | 1 |
Sample triples (89)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
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Sinon (in some traditions)
surface form:
Sinon
|
symbol of false eloquence ⓘ |
|
Sinon (in some traditions)
surface form:
Sinon
|
symbol of deceptive rhetoric ⓘ |
| Adrian Leverkühn | allegory of moral collapse of Germany via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| Adrian Leverkühn | allegory of cultural collapse of Germany via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| Henry Antrobus | representation of violent and destructive human impulses via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| Henry Antrobus | representation of youthful rebellion via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| Henry Antrobus | representation of the recurring threat of war via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| It Follows | sexually transmitted infection via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalReading" ⓘ |
| It Follows | fear of adulthood via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalReading" ⓘ |
| It Follows | inescapable death via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalReading" ⓘ |
|
Plato's dialogue "Protagoras"
surface form:
Protagoras (dialogue)
|
discussion of a poem by Simonides via predicate surface "containsPoeticInterpretation" ⓘ |
| The Apotheosis of Homer | triumph of poetry via predicate surface "hasAllegory" ⓘ |
| The Apotheosis of Homer | elevation of artistic genius via predicate surface "hasAllegory" ⓘ |
| Homilies on Numbers | Israel’s journey as the soul’s ascent to God via predicate surface "allegoricallyInterprets" ⓘ |
| Homilies on Numbers | wilderness as spiritual testing via predicate surface "allegoricallyInterprets" ⓘ |
| Homilies on Numbers | Promised Land as spiritual perfection via predicate surface "allegoricallyInterprets" ⓘ |
| Homilies on Numbers | battles of Israel as inner spiritual warfare via predicate surface "allegoricallyInterprets" ⓘ |
| Homilies on Numbers | laws of purity as moral purification via predicate surface "allegoricallyInterprets" ⓘ |
| Homilies on Numbers | priests and Levites as spiritual leaders and faculties of the soul via predicate surface "allegoricallyInterprets" ⓘ |
| Jack Merridew | embodiment of primal instincts via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| Jack Merridew | rejection of civilization via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| The Allegory of Christian Salvation and Redemption | true via predicate surface "allegorical" ⓘ |
|
Ariel (character in Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock)
surface form:
Ariel
|
guardian of female vanity and honor via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalRole" ⓘ |
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Jewish-Russian immigrant mouse Fievel Mousekewitz
surface form:
Fievel Mousekewitz
|
Jewish immigrant child in late 19th-century America via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
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Demogorgon
surface form:
Demogorgon (Shelley)
|
embodiment of ultimate moral law via predicate surface "functionInAllegory" ⓘ |
|
Demogorgon
surface form:
Demogorgon (Shelley)
|
force that ends despotism via predicate surface "functionInAllegory" ⓘ |
| The Death of Jesus | spiritual quest via predicate surface "isAllegoryFor" ⓘ |
| The Death of Jesus | ethical responsibility via predicate surface "isAllegoryFor" ⓘ |
| Salāmān u Absāl | Salāmān as the rational soul via predicate surface "allegoricalMeaningOf" ⓘ |
| Salāmān u Absāl | Absāl as the sensual or lower soul via predicate surface "allegoricalMeaningOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Salāmān u Absāl | the king as the Intellect or divine spirit via predicate surface "allegoricalMeaningOf" ⓘ |
| Adikia | Greek moral thought via predicate surface "usedAsAllegoryIn" ⓘ |
| Adikia | didactic art via predicate surface "usedAsAllegoryIn" ⓘ |
| Rifa'a | religious prophet archetype via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| Rifa'a | symbol of spiritual renewal via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| Rifa'a | symbol of non‑violence via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| Qasim | allegorical representation of Muhammad via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| King Shahdov | vehicle for Chaplin’s political commentary via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| King Shahdov | symbol of displaced European monarchy confronting American culture via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| Tomainian army | critique of fascism via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| Tomainian army | critique of dictatorship via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| War (The Ride of Discord) | the horrors of war via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalTheme" ⓘ |
| War (The Ride of Discord) | human suffering via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalTheme" ⓘ |
| War (The Ride of Discord) | chaos and discord via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalTheme" ⓘ |
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Benzino Napaloni in The Great Dictator
surface form:
Benzino Napaloni
|
satirical representation of Italian fascism via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
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Benzino Napaloni in The Great Dictator
surface form:
Benzino Napaloni
|
caricature of Axis leadership via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
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Arturo Ui; Adolf Hitler
surface form:
Arturo Ui
|
parody of Nazi dictator via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| Givola | Nazi propaganda minister via predicate surface "allegoricalRole" ⓘ |
| Guppee | political commentary via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalRoleIn" ⓘ |
| Guppee | commentary on censorship via predicate surface "hasAllegoricalRoleIn" ⓘ |